Proverbs 22:16

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

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  • Ps 12:5 : 5 For the calamities of the oppressed, for the deepe sighyng of the poore, I wyll nowe vp sayeth God: and I wyll put in safetie, hym whom the wicked hath snared.
  • Jas 2:13 : 13 For he shall haue iudgement without mercie, that sheweth no mercie: And mercie reioyceth agaynst iudgement.
  • Jas 5:1-5 : 1 Go to nowe ye riche men, weepe and howle on your wretchednesse that shall come vpon you. 2 Your riches is corrupt, your garmentes are motheaten: 3 Your golde and siluer is cankred, and the rust of them shalbe a witnesse agaynst you, and shall eate your fleshe as it were fyre. Ye haue heaped treasure together in your last dayes. 4 Beholde, the hire of labourers, which haue reaped downe your fieldes, which hire is of you kept backe by fraude, cryeth: and the cryes of them which haue reaped, are entred into the eares of the Lorde Sabaoth. 5 Ye haue liued in pleasure on the earth, and ben wanton: Ye haue nourisshed your heartes, as in a day of slaughter.
  • Job 20:19-29 : 19 And why? he hath oppressed the poore, and not helped them: houses hath he spoyled, and not builded them. 20 Because he could not perceaue when his belly was well, through his greedie desire he shall not escape. 21 There shall none of his meate be left, therefore shall no man loke for his goodes. 22 When he had plenteousnesse of euery thing, yet was he poore, though he was helped on euery side. 23 And it shall come to passe, that wherewith he purposed to fill his belly, God shall powre the furie of his wrath theron, and shall cause his indignation to raigne vpon him, and vpon his meate. 24 He shall flee from the iron weapon, and the bowe of steele shall strike him through. 25 The arowe is taken foorth and gone out of the quiuer, and a glistering sword through the gall of him: so feare shall come vpon him. 26 All darknesse shalbe hid in their secrete places, an vnkindled fire shal consume him: and loke what remaineth in his house, it shalbe destroyed. 27 The heauen shal declare his wickednesse, and the earth shall take part against him. 28 The substaunce that he hath in his house, shalbe taken away and perishe in the day of the Lordes wrath. 29 This is the portion that the wicked man shal haue of God, and the heritage that he may loke for of God, because of his wordes.
  • Prov 14:31 : 31 He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but who so honoureth him, hath pitie on the poore.
  • Prov 22:22-23 : 22 Rob not the poore, because he is poore: and oppresse not the simple in iudgement: 23 For the Lorde him selfe wyll defende their cause, and do violence vnto them that haue vsed violence.
  • Prov 28:3 : 3 One poore man oppressing another by violence, is like a raging rayne that destroyeth the fruite.
  • Prov 28:22 : 22 He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.
  • Mic 2:2-3 : 2 And they couet fieldes, and take them by violence, and houses, and take them away: so they oppresse a man and his house, euen man and his heritage. 3 Therefore thus saith the Lorde: Beholde, against this housholde haue I deuised a plague, whereout ye shall not plucke your neckes: ye shall no more go so proudly, for it wyl be a perilous time.
  • Zech 7:9-9 : 9 Thus saith the Lord of hoastes: Execute true iudgement, shew mercie & louing kindnes euery man to his brother. 10 Do the wydow, the fatherlesse, the straungers and poore no wrong, and let no man imagine euil against his brother in his heart. 11 Neuerthelesse, they would not take heede, but turned their backes, & stopped their eares that they should not heare: 12 Yea, they made their heartes as an Adamant stone, lest they should heare the law and wordes which the Lorde of hoastes sent in his holy spirite by the prophetes aforetime: Wherfore the lord of hoastes was very wroth at them. 13 And thus is it come to passe, that like as he cryed, and they would not heare: euen so they cryed, & I would not heare saith the Lord God of hoastes: 14 But scattred them among al the nations whom they knew not: Thus the land was made so desolate after them, that there trauayled no man in it neither to nor fro: for that plesaunt lande was vtterly layd waste.
  • Luke 6:33-35 : 33 And yf ye do good for them which do good for you, what thanke haue ye? For sinners also do euen the same. 34 And yf ye lende to them, of whom ye hope to receaue, what thanke haue ye? For synners also lende to sinners, to receaue such lyke agayne. 35 But loue ye your enemies, & do good, and lende, lokyng for nothyng agayne: and your rewarde shalbe great, and ye shalbe the chyldren of the hyest: for he is kynde vnto the vnkynde, & to the euyll.
  • Luke 14:12-14 : 12 Then sayde he also to hym that bad hym to meate: When thou makest a dinner or a supper, call not thy friendes, nor thy brethren, neither thy kynsemen, nor thy ryche neyghbours, lest they also byd thee agayne, and a recompence be made thee. 13 But when thou makest a feast, call the poore, the feeble, the lame, & the blynde, 14 And thou shalt be happy, for they can not recompence thee: For thou shalt be recompenced at the resurrection of the iust men.
  • Luke 16:24 : 24 And he cryed and sayde: father Abraham, haue mercie on me, and sende Lazarus that he may dippe the tippe of his fynger in water, and coole my tongue: for I am tormented in this flambe.

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  • Prov 14:31
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    31 He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but who so honoureth him, hath pitie on the poore.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 He that by vsurie and vniust gaynes gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pitie the poore.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3 One poore man oppressing another by violence, is like a raging rayne that destroyeth the fruite.

  • Prov 28:22
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    22 He that wyll be riche all to soone, hath an euyll eye: and considereth not that pouertie shall come vpon hym.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He that geueth vnto the poore shall not lacke: but he that hydeth his eyes from them, shall haue many a curse.

  • Prov 22:7-9
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    7 The ryche ruleth the poore, and the borower is seruaunt to the lender.

    8 He that soweth wickednes, shal reape wickednes: and the rodde of his anger shall fayle.

    9 He that hath a bountifull eye, shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his bread to the poore.

  • Prov 22:22
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    22 Rob not the poore, because he is poore: and oppresse not the simple in iudgement:

  • Prov 19:17
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    17 He that hath pitie vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and looke what he layeth out, it shalbe payde hym agayne.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7 Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

    8 With goodes a man redeemeth his life: and the poore wyll not be reproued.

  • Prov 21:13
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    13 Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15 The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5 Who so scorneth the poore, blasphemeth his maker: and he that is glad at another mans hurt, shall not be vnpunished.

  • Prov 18:23
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    23 The poore prayeth meekely: but the riche geueth a rough aunswere.

  • Prov 28:15-16
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    15 As a roaring Lion and an hungrye Beare, so is an vngodly prince ouer the poore people.

    16 Where the prince is without vnderstanding, there is great oppression and wrong: but if he hateth couetousnes, he shall long raigne.

  • Job 20:19
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    19 And why? he hath oppressed the poore, and not helped them: houses hath he spoyled, and not builded them.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23 There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11 The riche man thinketh hym selfe to be wise: but the poore that hath vnderstandyng can perceaue hym well inough.

  • Prov 14:20-21
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    20 The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours: but the riche hath many frendes.

    21 Who so dispiseth his neighbour, sinneth: but blessed is he that hath pitie of the poore.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4 An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

  • Prov 11:24
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    24 Some man geueth out his goodes and is the richer: but the niggarde hauyng inough, wyll depart from nothyng, and yet is euer in pouertie.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 28:19-20
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    19 He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

    20 A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.

  • Jas 2:6
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    6 But ye haue despised the poore. Do not riche men oppresse you by tirannie, and drawe you before the iudgementes seates?

  • Eccl 5:13
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    13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:

  • Amos 8:4
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    4 Heare this, O ye that swallow vp the poore, that ye may make the needy of the lande to fayle,

  • Prov 21:26
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    26 He coueteth greedyly all day long: but the righteous geueth and spareth not.

  • Prov 24:34
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    34 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man.

  • Job 5:16
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    16 He is the hope of the poore, & the mouth of the wicked shalbe stopped.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6 Thou shalt not hinder the right of thy poore in his suite.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28 He that trusteth in his riches shall haue a fall: but the ryghteous shall florishe as the greene leafe.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4 Riches maketh many frendes: but the poore is separated from his neighbour.

  • Ps 62:10
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    10 O trust not in wrong dealing and spoyling: geue not your selues vnto vanitie, if riches encrease, set not your heart vpon them.

  • Ps 41:1
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    1 To the chiefe musition, a psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that considereth ye poore: God wyll delyuer hym in the tyme of trouble.

  • Prov 22:17
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    17 Bowe downe thyne eare, and heare the wordes of the wise: applie thy mind vnto my doctrine:

  • Prov 21:17
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    17 He that hath pleasure in bankettes shalbe a poore man: and whoso delighteth in wyne and delicates, shall not be riche.

  • Eccl 7:7
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    7 The wyse man hateth wrong dealing, and abhorreth the heart that coueteth rewardes.

  • Job 20:22
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    22 When he had plenteousnesse of euery thing, yet was he poore, though he was helped on euery side.

  • Job 36:15
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    15 The poore shall he deliuer out of his affliction, and rounde them in the eare when they be in trouble.

  • Isa 10:2
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    2 Where thorowe the poore are put from their right, and my seelie people robbed of iudgement, that wydowes may be their pray, and that they may rob the fatherlesse.

  • Prov 13:18
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    18 He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouertie and shame: but who so regardeth correction, shall come to honour.

  • Amos 5:11
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    11 Forasmuch then as your treading is vpon the poore, and ye take from hym burdens of wheate: ye haue buylt houses of hewen stone, but ye shall not dwell in them: ye haue planted pleasaunt vineyardes, but ye shall not drinke wine of them.